Lisa Mandelblatt

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Lisa Mandelblatt

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November 5, 2019

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Lisa Mandelblatt (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 21. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.

Mandelblatt completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.

Mandelblatt was a 2018 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 7th Congressional District of New Jersey. She dropped out of the race in February 2018 and endorsed Tom Malinowski.

Elections

2019

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 21 (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 21 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jon Bramnick (R)	26.0	29,949
✔		Nancy Muñoz (R)	25.4	29,197
		Lisa Mandelblatt (D)	23.6	27,143
		Stacey Gunderman (D)	23.0	26,518
		Martin Marks (Independent Conservative Party)	1.0	1,196
	Submit photo	Harris Pappas (Independent Conservative Party)	1.0	1,130

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 115,133
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 21 (2 seats)

Lisa Mandelblatt and Stacey Gunderman defeated Jill Lazare in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 21 on June 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Mandelblatt	39.2	5,777
✔		Stacey Gunderman	39.1	5,757
		Jill Lazare	21.7	3,197

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,731
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 21 (2 seats)

Incumbent Jon Bramnick and incumbent Nancy Muñoz advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 21 on June 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jon Bramnick	50.7	6,945
✔		Nancy Muñoz	49.3	6,744

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,689
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2018

See also: New Jersey's 7th Congressional District election, 2018

Mandelblatt ultimately did not file to run.

Campaign themes

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Lisa Mandelblatt completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Mandelblatt's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

My top three priorities for the 21st legislative district are fully funding NJTransit, repairing and rebuilding New Jersey’s crumbling infrastructure, and reducing the tax burden in the state, particularly property taxes.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

One area of policy I’m passionate about is education. I truly believe that a good education is the great equalizer and while NJ has some great public schools, we are still failing our most vulnerable students. I wish I knew the secret to solving the problem, but I know that we cannot fail another generation of students. I believe that NJ could and should position itself as the Education State. The state that all others look to for how we educate from Pre-K through college. We need to pay and support our educators. And eliminate PARCC and other standardized testing - I've witnessed firsthand the stress that testing causes and I have yet to see one positive result. We need to be educating the whole child, not focusing on test prep.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

My dad is my hero. He was raised by an amazing single mother (my grandmother) and grew up in public housing, but he did not let that limit his dreams. He and my mom met on a blinddate in Syracuse, NY, and they are still each other’s best friend. My dad started and ended his 41 year career at General Electric, where he began work as a draftsman and ended up traveling all over the world selling computer time-share contracts to international phone companies. My dad can talk to anyone and everyone likes him. Which makes him a formidable asset on any campaign. He’s 83 years old and still goes to his spin classes. My dad is my #1 fan - he believes I can truly do anything. How lucky am I?

What legacy would you like to leave?

Raised in the Reform Jewish tradition, I have always been taught that it is our obligation to work to repair the world. I try to live my life in that pursuit. While none of us are required to complete the work of repairing the world, we are not free to abandon it. If I am remembered as someone who strived to make the lives of those around her better, that would be an honorable legacy.

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Current members of the New Jersey General Assembly

Leadership

Representatives

District 1

Antwan McClellan (R)

Erik Simonsen (R)

District 2

Don Guardian (R)

Claire Swift (R)

District 3

Dave Bailey (D)

Heather Simmons (D)

District 4

Dan Hutchison (D)

Cody Miller (D)

District 5

William Moen (D)

William Spearman (D)

District 6

Louis Greenwald (D)

Melinda Kane (D)

District 7

Carol Murphy (D)

Balvir Singh (D)

District 8

Andrea Katz (D)

Michael Torrissi (R)

District 9

Gregory Myhre (R)

Brian Rumpf (R)

District 10

Paul Kanitra (R)

Gregory McGuckin (R)

District 11

Margie Donlon (D)

Luanne Peterpaul (D)

District 12

Robert Clifton (R)

Alex Sauickie (R)

District 13

Victoria Flynn (R)

Gerard Scharfenberger (R)

District 14

Wayne DeAngelo (D)

Tennille McCoy (D)

District 15

Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)

Anthony Verrelli (D)

District 16

Mitchelle Drulis (D)

Roy Freiman (D)

District 17

Joseph Danielsen (D)

Kevin Egan (D)

District 18

Robert Karabinchak (D)

Sterley Stanley (D)

District 19

Craig Coughlin (D)

Yvonne Lopez (D)

District 20

Reginald Atkins (D)

Annette Quijano (D)

District 21

Michele Matsikoudis (R)

Nancy Muñoz (R)

District 22

Linda Carter (D)

James Kennedy (D)

District 23

John DiMaio (R)

Erik Peterson (R)

District 24

Dawn Fantasia (R)

Michael Inganamort (R)

District 25

Christian Barranco (R)

Aura Dunn (R)

District 26

Brian Bergen (R)

Jay Webber (R)

District 27

Rosy Bagolie (D)

Alixon Collazos-Gill (D)

District 28

Garnet Hall (D)

Cleopatra Tucker (D)

District 29

Eliana Marin (D)

Shanique Speight (D)

District 30

Sean Kean (R)

Avi Schnall (D)

District 31

William Sampson (D)

Barbara Stamato (D)

District 32

John Allen (D)

Jessica Ramirez (D)

District 33

Julio Marenco (D)

Gabriel Rodriguez (D)

District 34

Carmen Morales (D)

Michael Venezia (D)

District 35

Alaa Abdelaziz (D)

Shavonda Sumter (D)

District 36

Clinton Calabrese (D)

Gary Schaer (D)

District 37

Shama Haider (D)

Ellen Park (D)

District 38

Lisa Swain (D)

Chris Tully (D)

District 39

Robert Auth (R)

John Azzariti (R)

District 40

Al Barlas (R)

Christopher DePhillips (R)

Democratic Party (52)

Republican Party (28)